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Daley Named Lott IMPACT Trophy Quarterfinalist
10/16/2025 2:00 PM | Football
Award presented annually to the nation’s top defensive player on and off the field
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Utah redshirt sophomore defensive end John Henry Daley has been named a Lott IMPACT Trophy Quarterfinalist, the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation announced on Thursday.
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Daley, who is also a Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List member has started all six games at defensive end this season, totaling a team-best 30 tackles (11.0 TFL, 8.0 sacks) in addition to one PBU and two forced fumbles.
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IMPACT stands for Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity, all characteristics exhibited by Lott during his illustrious playing career.
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The annual winner will be announced in December and is selected by a national voter panel, consisting of former winners, members of the media, coaches, and members of the Board of Directors of The IMPACT Foundation.
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Daley, who is also a Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List member has started all six games at defensive end this season, totaling a team-best 30 tackles (11.0 TFL, 8.0 sacks) in addition to one PBU and two forced fumbles.
- Tied for third in FBS with 8.0 sacks and leads the Big 12 with 11.0 TFL.
- One of two Big 12 players this season with 1.0+ sack in five games.
- Averaging 5.6 tackles, 1.5 TFL and 1.0 sack per game during Big 12 Conference play.
- Shares the Big 12 lead with two forced fumbles, after becoming the first Utah player since 2017 with strip sacks in back-to-back games (at Wyoming, vs. Texas Tech).
- Set a career-best with seven tackles during the win over West Virginia.
- Has totaled 68 sack yards this season, three away from entering the top 10 on the Utah single-season leaderboard.
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IMPACT stands for Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity, all characteristics exhibited by Lott during his illustrious playing career.
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The annual winner will be announced in December and is selected by a national voter panel, consisting of former winners, members of the media, coaches, and members of the Board of Directors of The IMPACT Foundation.
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FOLLOW THE UTES
Follow the Utes on social media through Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok along with visiting www.UtahUtes.com. Download the Utah 360 app here.  Â
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